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Philadelphia, MS

6,996 Population
12.2 square miles 572.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±4.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Neshoba County: 37.4 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$26,389 ±$3,087 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Neshoba County: $26,732 ±$1,826
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$50,788 ±$6,460 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Neshoba County: $57,013 ±$4,697
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

25.6% ±8.2% (1,716  ±553) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Neshoba County: 23.1% † 6,475 (±3.8% / ±1,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)

25.2 minutes ±6.1 (64,020  ±17,512) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Neshoba County: 25.8 286,215 (±2.5 / ±31,577)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)

Families

2,746 ±201 Number of households
  • Neshoba County: 10,283 ±282
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
2.5 ±0.2 (6,777  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Neshoba County: 2.8 28,478 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

9% ±9% (154  ±156) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Neshoba County: 7.9% † 530 (±3.1% / ±207)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)

Housing

3,156 ±213 Number of housing units
  • Neshoba County: 12,116 ±23
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$97,300 ±$14,211 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Neshoba County: $100,000 † ±$11,008
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

21.6% ±8.6% (1,487  ±593) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Neshoba County: 9.5% † 2,711 (±2.5% / ±721.5)
  • about double the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)

Social

84.6% ±8.5% (3,769  ±457.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Neshoba County: 84.8% 15,674 (±4.5% / ±868.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
25.9% ±5.3% (1,152  ±247.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Neshoba County: 17.7% † 3,268 (±2.1% / ±385.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% ±0.8% (29  ±54) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Neshoba County: 0.9% 266
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918

7.2% ±2.6% (369  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Neshoba County: 6.4% † 1,337 (±1.2% / ±249)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
369 Total veterans ±134 223 Male ±90 146 Female ±96

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